The SermonAudio site of Eastside Baptist Church is on the verge of a milestone. We are only 45 downloads short of the 5,000 download mark. This is a ministry we are grateful to the Lord for. It has been help to members who are unable to attend from time to time and provided ministry near…
Meeting House Bulletin (MHB001)
Over the next few weeks I’ll use this podcast format to fine tune and better discover podcast technology. My trial podcast is called Meeting House Bulletin (MHB) I’ll be hosting this test podcast at archive.org until I’m better informed on podcasting tech. I’m still working on my main podcast, BridgeCast, to start on January 6,…
Robbing the Cross of Its Power
“I have no desire to rob the cross of its power. The preaching of the cross is, I know, nonsense to those who are involved in this dying world, but to us who are being saved from that death it is nothing less that the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 (Phillips) It is hard…
Podcast Launch Date
Over the past year I’ve been preparing ideas, saving money to buy equipment, and now learning the technology to launch a podcast. The plan today is to launch the first weekly audio podcast on Monday, January 6, 2014. The podcast format will be a 20-40 minute broadcast every Monday (52 podcasts). Of course, a few…
Preach Christ or Nothing
It’s not unusual to read history of churches using a bar as a gathering place for a worship service, especially in the west, but not as a time to get a drink or two. An article that was posted over the weekend at npr.org has some churches thinking that it would be a good idea…
New Horizon International Ministry Report
Sunday at 12:30 pm (Mountain Time) will be a report on New Horizon International. You can join us for this ministry report in person at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho or live streaming (if we can figure out the technology) via Google+ or YouTube. Contact me for information on how to find the…
To Obey Is Always the Better Reason
Over the past few decades there has been a lot of talk about dropout statistics especially among youth in our churches. Statistical data is always complicated to determine what the numbers really say. Some defenders of statistics argue that we should just simply trust the numbers; of course this is their argument until someone uses…
New Horizon Baptist Church
Hey Eastside Baptist Church, meet our extended family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Silas, Bianca and I had the privilege of gathering with our new church plant while there last Sunday. We will share more on Sunday, November 10, 2013.
Faith Comes By Hearing
Yesterday our first Proclaimer came in the mail. Here is a short video describing the Proclaimer. Visit www.faithcomesbyhearing.com for more information.
My God, What Have We Done
Over the past couple of days I have been in dialog with a brother, Tony Jones, in Grand Coave, Haiti. He sent me a short article he wrote recently and gave me permission to post it here. He speaks to the matters in Haiti with the same tone as I do. The timeliness of the…